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The average cost of a weekly shop is increasing under lockdown - with new figures showing how prices have changed at the major supermarket chains.

An online price tracking website that monitors increases and decreases across seven major UK supermarkets has calculated the cost of 43 items in the government’s consumer price index ‘shopping basket’.

It has worked out how much prices have changed in the major chains since November last year - and who has the cheapest shopping basket.

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Included within the list are such fresh items as eggs, milk and bread, as well as non-perishables pasta, rice and cereal.

Own-brand items (or their equivalent) were monitored in the research to give the most unbiased comparison of goods and their prices, with the exception of brands that all seven supermarkets stocked (e.g. Coca-Cola).

Asda has the cheapest shopping basket (Image: PA)

Andy Barr, co-founder of Alertr.co.uk, said: " Amidst the uncertainty regarding the coronavirus pandemic, British customers are relying on their local supermarkets more than ever to keep them stocked up during self-isolation.

"Here at Alertr, our mission is to inform Britons on the cheapest supermarkets to visit for essentials needed.

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"We will be tracking the shopping baskets from the seven supermarkets on a monthly basis from now on, in order to ensure those at the greatest risk of feeling the financial pinch can ensure the best possible deals on their everyday items.

"As is stands, it seems ASDA is the best bet for lowest value, but who knows how this could change over the coming weeks.”

The full breakdown of supermarkets average basket costs from lowest to highest over the four-week period, including how much the totals have increased or decreased since November 2019, are as follows: